Binta Masi Garba
Binta Masi Garba (born 17 April 1967) is a Nigerian politician, businesswoman and administrator, serving as the Senator of Adamawa North Senatorial District of Adamawa State since 2015. She served as Chairperson, Adamawa State chapter of All Progressives Congress and she is the first female State Chairperson of a registered major political party in Nigeria.
Binta Masi Garba | |
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| Senator of the Federal Republic of Nigeria | |
| In office June 2015 – June 2019 | |
| Preceded by | Bindo Jibrilla |
| Succeeded by | Ishaku Elisha Abbo |
| Constituency | Adamawa North |
| Representative, Federal House of Representative | |
| In office 1999–2011 | |
| Constituency | Adamawa North |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 17 April 1967 Kaduna, Nigeria |
| Political party | All Progressives Congress (APC) |
| Children | 3 |
| Alma mater | Harvard University, Kaduna Polytechnic |
| Nickname(s) | Iron Lady, Lady B and BMG |
Binta served the Federal House of Representatives three times, from 1999 to 2011. She is the first politician to represent two different Federal in 2009, she was elected as the first Vice President of Commonwealth Women Parliamentarians (CWP) under Commonwealth Parliamentary Association (CPA) in Cameroon. She is the only female Senator-Elect in all the 19 Northern States of Nigeria in 2015 elections. She was also, the only female delegate from Adamawa State to the National Conference in Abuja.